Attaching a lanyard helps to prevent loss of an essential tool. This is especially important in a marine environment where retrieval of a knife dropped in water would not be possible. Other situations where a lanyard is important are; working at a height, construction workers, outdoors activities such as rock climbing, hiking, caving, kayaking etc.

The lanyard also provides a convenient way of withdrawing a knife from the pocket, by pulling on the cord. The other end of the lanyard may have a snap-hook attached to trousers waistband or belt. A break-away point is also an important safety consideration. It is not always wise to have an unbreakable cord-belt attachment.

Spyderco Knives will accomodate a range of para-cord lanyards. The lanyard hole on Clipit Knives such as the Spyderco Atlantic Salt Knife is formed by the pocket clip assembly. Depending on the thickness of the cord, attaching a double loop lanyard may be difficult. It is sometimes necessary to remove the core of the cord before connecting it to the knife. Another tip is to apply wax to help it pass through the hole. Instead of trying to push the cord with a pointed object, which may cause damage, a length of dental floss, strong thread or fine wire can be used to pull the thicker cord through.

	Insert a strand of dental floss, strong thread or wire through the lanyard hole
	Pass the dental floss through the loop of the lanyard cord Thread the dental floss back through the lanyard hole in the knife
	Hold both ends of the dental floss and pull the loop of cord through the lanyard hole in the knife
	Continue pulling until enough of the cord has been pulled through the lanyard hole in the knife
	The lanyard cord can be looped through and pulled tight to complete lanyard attachment